In Desert and Wilderness (1973 film)

In Desert and Wilderness (Polish: W pustyni i w puszczy) is a 1973 Polish film directed by Władysław Ślesicki.

Adapted from the 1911 novel In Desert and Wilderness by Henryk Sienkiewicz,[1] it tells the story of two kids, Staś Tarkowski and Nel Rawlison, kidnapped by the rebels during Mahdi's rebellion in Sudan.

The film is 193 minutes long and is composed of 2 parts which were shown separately in theaters.

It was filmed in Egypt, Sudan and Bulgaria,[2] with an international cast and crew.

At the same time, a four-part miniseries was made.